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: Ненад) is a male personal name of Slavic origin common in countries that speak Slavic languages. It is more widespread in

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, and

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than in other countries. The name is derived from the word ''nenadan'', which means "unexpected". It was introduced to North Macedonia via Serbian and is now a fairly popular name. This name is often given to the younger of twins, in this case usually paired with the name

Predrag Predrag ( sr-cyr, Предраг) is a Slavic masculine given name, predominantly borne by ethnic Slavs, derived from ''pre-'' ("very, much") and ''-drag'' ("dear, beloved"), both common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "very beloved" ...

, from the epic Serbian folk song "Predrag i Nenad"."Predrag i Nenad"
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People

* Nenad Adamović, Serbian football player *

Nenad Bach Nenad N. Bach (born 1954) is a Croatian American recording artist, composer, performer, producer and peace activist. He has performed with a wide range of artists, including Luciano Pavarotti, Bono & The Edge (U2), Brian Eno, Garth Hudson & Rick D ...

, Croatian-American composer *

Nenad Begović Nenad Begović (; born January 6, 1980) is a Serbian former football player who played in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro, Second League of Serbia and Montenegro, Ligue 1, Kazakhstan Premier League, Russian Premier League, Azerbaijan Pr ...

, Serbian football player *

Nenad Bjeković Nenad Bjeković (, ; born 5 November 1947) is a Serbian football administrator and former player and manager. Club career Born in Lazarevo, a village near Zrenjanin, Bjeković started out at his local club Zadrugar Lazarevo, before switching to ...

, former director of FK Partizan *

Nenad Bjeković (footballer born 1974) Nenad Bjeković (, ; born 5 November 1947) is a Serbian football administrator and former player and manager. Club career Born in Lazarevo, a village near Zrenjanin, Bjeković started out at his local club Zadrugar Lazarevo, before switching to ...

, Serbian football player *

Nenad Bjelica Nenad Bjelica (; born 20 August 1971) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who was most recently in charge of Prva HNL club Osijek. Club career Born in Osijek, Bjelica started playing for a local club, Metalac Olt ...

, Croatian football player and coach *

Nenad Bogdanović Nenad Bogdanović ( sr-cyr, Ненад Богдановић, ; 12 May 1954 – 27 September 2007) was a Serbian politician who served as the mayor of Belgrade from 2004 to 2007. Education and career Bogdanović was born on 12 May 1954. He complet ...

, former mayor of Belgrade *

Nenad Brnović Nenad Brnović ( Cyrillic: Ненад Брновић; born 18 January 1980) is a Montenegrin football manager and former footballer. He Is manager of Sutjeska Nikšić. His older brother Bojan is also a footballer. Club career He spent most of ...

, Montenegrin football player * Nenad Buljan, Croatian Olympic swimmer *

Nenad Čanak Nenad Čanak ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Чанак, ; born 2 November 1959) is a Serbian politician. He is the co-founder and former leader of the centre-left League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina. He was the President of the Assembly of Vojvodina ...

, Serbian politician *

Nenad Dizdarević Nenad Dizdarević (born 21 May 1955) is a film director, screenwriter, producer, and teacher of cinema from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. His most notable film, '' Magarece godine'' (1994), was the Bosnian submission to the Academy Awards ...

, Bosnian film director, screenwriter and producer *

Nenad Đorđević Nenad Đorđević ( sr-cyr, Ненад Ђорђевић; born 7 August 1979) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender. At international level, Đorđević represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. ...

, Serbian football player *

Nenad Džodić Nenad Džodić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Џодић; born 4 January 1977) is a Serbian retired professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career After starting out his senior career with Zemun in his homeland, Džodić spent mo ...

, Serbian football player *

Nenad Erić Nenad Erić ( sr-cyr, Ненад Ерић; born 26 May 1982) is a Serbian-born Kazakh goalkeeper who last played and captained Astana in the Kazakhstan Premier League. Career Club On 2 March 2021, Astana confirmed that Erić had left the club a ...

, Serbian football player *

Nenad Filipović (footballer) Nenad Filipović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Филиповић; born 24 April 1987 in Titovo Užice) is a Serbian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for TSC Bačka Topola. Career On 14 April 2013, Filipović was dismissed circa 20 seconds ...

, Serbian football player *

Nenad Firšt Nenad Firšt (born November 6, 1964, in Zagreb), is a Slovene composer, conductor and violinist.http://www.nenadfirst.com/biografija.htm Nenad Firšt received a high school musical education at the Zagreb High School of Music before moving to L ...

, Slovene composer, conductor and violinist *

Nenad Gagro Nenad Gagro (born 27 September 1975) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who is currently working as an assistant coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Managerial statistics Honours Player Široki Bri ...

, Bosnian football player * Nenad Gajić, Serbian-Canadian lacrosse player *

Nenad Gračan Nenad Gračan (born 23 January 1962) is a Croatian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the coach of the Croatia women's national football team. Club career Born in Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia, Gračan started playi ...

, Croatian football player *

Nenad Grozdić Nenad Grozdić (; born 3 February 1974) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. After making a name for himself at Obilić, Grozdić went on to play for Vitesse and Lens, among others. He also represented FR Yugos ...

, Serbian football player * Nenad Injac, Serbian football player * Nenad Janković, Bosnian Serb musician, composer, actor and television director * Nenad Jestrović, Serbian football player *

Nenad Knežević Knez Nenad Knežević (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Кнежевић; born 5 December 1967), better known as Knez, is a Montenegrin singer, based in Belgrade, Serbia. Best known for his 1994 hit "Dal' si ikada mene voljela" (''Have You Ever Loved Me'') ...

, Montenegrin singer * Nenad Kovačević, Serbian football player *

Nenad Krstić Nenad Krstić ( sr-cyr, Ненад Крстић, born July 25, 1983) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player. He currently serves as the vice president of the Basketball Federation of Serbia, in charge of the men's basket ...

, Serbian basketball player * Nenad Krstičić, Serbian football player * Nenad Lazarevski, Serbian football player * Nenad Marinković, Serbian football player *

Nenad Marković Nenad Marković (born June 6, 1968) is a Bosnian former professional basketball player and current head coach for JDA Dijon of French LNB Pro A. Playing career Born in Doboj to a Bosnian Serb father and a Bosnian Croat mother, Marković started ...

, Bosnian football player *

Nenad Maslovar Nenad Maslovar (, born 20 February 1967) is a Montenegrin retired football player. He is currently president of Montenegrin Second League team OFK Grbalj. Club career Born in Kotor, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia, he made his debut as senior wi ...

, Montenegrin football player * Nenad Medić, Serbian-Canadian poker player *

Nenad Mijatović Nenad Mijatović ( Cyrillic: Ненад Мијатовић; born January 22, 1987) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. He last played for RSB Berkane in Morocco. Professional career Mijatović was born in Split, Croatia, but moved w ...

, Montenegrin basketball player *

Nenad Milijaš Nenad Milijaš ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Милијаш, ; born 30 April 1983) is a retired Serbian footballer. He represented Serbia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Milijaš rose to prominence in his homeland with his first club FK Zemun before mov ...

, Serbian football player *

Nenad Milosavljević Nenad Milosavljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Милосављевић, born February 6, 1954), also known as Neša Galija (Неша Галија), is a Serbian musician and politician, best known as the frontman of the Serbian and former Yug ...

, Serbian singer and songwriter *

Nenad Mirosavljević Nenad Mirosavljević (; born 4 September 1977) is a Serbian former Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. During his 20-year-long career, Mirosavljević scored over 100 goals in the nati ...

, Serbian football player *

Nenad Mišanović Nenad Mišanović (; born June 11, 1984) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. He played the center position and is officially listed at . Playing career Mišanović retired as a player with Slodes in April 2021. A ...

, Serbian basketball player * Nenad Mišković, Bosnian Serb football player * Nenad Mladenović, Serbian football player * Nenad Nastić, Serbian football player * Nenad Nikolić, several people *

Nenad Novaković Nenad Novaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Hoвaкoвић; born 14 July 1982) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Novaković joined Odense BK in December 2006 and joined Reggina Calcio on 31 Jan ...

, Serbian football player *

Nenad Pagonis Nenad Pagonis ( sr-cyr, Ненад Пагонис; born 28 July 1987) is a Serbian cruiserweight kickboxer fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Team Pagonis in Novi Sad, Serbia. In 2010 he became W.A.K.O. Pro world champio ...

, Serbian kickboxer *

Nenad Petrović (writer) Nenad Petrović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Петровић) (Zagreb, 30 May 1925 – London, 21 March 2014) was a Serbian writer, and one of numerous displaced persons after World War II and revolution in Yugoslavia. Life Petrović was born ...

, Serbian writer * Nenad Petrović (chess problemist), Croatian chess player * Nenad Popović, Bosnian Serb businessman *

Nenad Pralija Nenad Pralija (born 11 December 1970) is a Croatian retired football midfielder, who most notably played for Hajduk Split and the Croatia national football team. Club career Pralija started his career at his hometown club RNK Split where he spe ...

, Croatian football player *

Nenad Prokić Nenad Prokić ( Serbian: Ненад Прокић) is Serbian playwright, theatre director and Founder of the Liberal Democratic Party (''Liberalno demokratska partija'') and professor of 20th Century Drama at University of Art in Belgrade (''Uni ...

, Serbian playwright, theatre director and MP in the Parliament of Serbia * Nenad Sakić, Serbian football player and coach *

Nenad Savić Nenad Savić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Савић; born 28 January 1981) is a Serbian-born Swiss former professional footballer. Career Early years Savić's family moved to Switzerland while he was still very young. He started his youth ...

, Serbian football player * Nenad Slivić, Serbian football player *

Nenad Šoštarić Nenad Šoštarić (born 16 February 1959) is a Croatian retired handball player and current coach of both, RK Lokomotiva Zagreb and the Croatia women's national handball team, Croatian women's national team. Career Šoštarić took over the Croat ...

, Croatian handball player and coach *

Nenad Starovlah Nenad Starovlah ( Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Старовлах; Greek: Νέναντ Στάροβλαχ; born 29 July 1955) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He also holds Cypriot citizenship. Club career Born in ...

, Bosnian football player *

Nenad Stekić Nenad Stekić ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Стекић; 7 March 1951 – 18 July 2021 Nenad Stojaković Nenad Stojaković ( sr-cyr, Ненад Стојаковић; born April 4, 1980) is a Serbian football midfielder. He had previously played with Serbian clubs Partizan Belgrade, FK Teleoptik and FK Budućnost Banatski Dvor, Montenegrin FK ...

, Serbian football player *

Nenad Stojanović Nenad "Purke" Stojanović (; born 22 October 1979) is a Serbian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. Career After coming through the youth categories of Red Star Bel ...

, Serbian football player *

Nenad Stojković Nenad Stojković (; born 26 May 1956) is a Serbian football manager and former player. Club career During his 18-year professional career, Stojković played for Partizan (1974–1984), Monaco (1984–1986), Montpellier (1986–1988), Mulhouse ( ...

, Serbian football player * Nenad Sudarov, Serbian Olympic and Half Ironman distance triathlete * Nenad Todorović, Serbian football player *

Nenad Tomović Nenad Tomović (; born 30 August 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca. A former Serbian Olympian and U21 international, Tomović made 22 appearances for Serbia at full l ...

, Serbian football player * Nenad Vanić, Serbian football player * Nenad Vasić, Serbian football player *

Nenad Veličković Nenad Veličković (born 1962) is a Bosnian writer and playwright. He lives in Sarajevo. Recent activity In 2017, Nenad Veličković has signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins Montenegrins ...

, Bosnian playwright *

Nenad Vučinić Nenad Vučinić ( sr-cyr, Ненад Вучинић; born 7 April 1965) is a Serbian-New Zealand basketball coach and former player. He once served as the interim head coach for Philippines men's national basketball team, with Chot Reyes replaci ...

, Serbian basketball coach *

Nenad Vukanić Nenad Vukanić (born 16 May 1974 in Kotor) is a water polo player who played for FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo ...

, Montenegrin water polo player *

Nenad Vukasović Nenad Vukasović ( sr-cyr, Ненад Вукасовић; born 11 October 1952) is a Serbian lawyer and politician. Early life and career Nenad Vukasović was born on 11 October 1952 in Belgrade. He studied at the University of Belgrade Facul ...

, Serbian politician and lawyer *

Nenad Zimonjić Nenad Zimonjić ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Зимоњић, ; born 4 June 1976) is a Serbian former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles. He is an eight-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2008 and 2009 Wimbledon Cha ...

, Serbian tennis player

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